Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care; Portland

Position: Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (Portland)
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

These Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care positions are located in Primary Care Service at the Portland, ME location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

NOTE:

This recruitment will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines:
Primary Care Physician, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

To apply to the Physician Assistant - Primary Care (Portland) recruitment use the following link: CBTD-CB

To apply to the Physician - Primary Care FT (Portland CBOC) recruitment use the following link: CBTD-CC

Included but are not limited to:

* Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.

* Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.

* Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members.

* Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.

* Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.

* Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.

* Provides education to patients and their families.

* Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

* Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Work Schedule:

Full-Time, 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday

Telework:
Not Authorized

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

May Be Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Contact Karen Chapman karen.chapman, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Notifications:

* This position is not a Bargaining Unit position

* This position is in the Excepted Service

* Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.

* Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards